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MRDF Tsunami Appeal Tops £155,000
16 March 2018
The Methodist Relief and Development Fund's appeal to aid thevictims of the Boxing Day earthquake and tsunami has reached morethan £155,000. The appeal, which as launched on 27 December, isstill open, but MRDF's Kevin Fray says that the re...
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Put some peace in your pocket this Christmas
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church has launched an innovative booklet inhealth clubs, play centres and bars. Peace in Your Pocket is athought provoking 16-page booklet the size of a postcard, and75,000 copies are available in hundreds of venues nationwide...
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Christmas message from the President of the Methodist Conference (1)
16 March 2018
Revd Graham Carter, President of The Methodist Conference, saysin his Christmas message that efforts to replace Christmas withnon-religious holiday events are either seeking 'to enforce a kindof sameness or are afraid of religion.' Graham, s...
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Education Sunday to focus on "A More Excellent Way"
16 March 2018
Wide range of churches to celebrate schools, colleges,teachers and students on 23 January
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The Election of Mahmoud Abbas as Palestinian President
16 March 2018
Steve Hucklesby, International Affairs Secretary for theMethodist Church: "The overwhelming majority of Palestiniansearnestly desire peace with Israel. Their choice of Mahmoud Abbasas President gives new impetus to the peace process. A peace...
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Methodist ministers off to Sri Lanka to aid tsunami work
16 March 2018
Trio to enable Sri Lanka church to send ministers tocoastal areasMRDF appeal passes £500,000 markChurch committed to supporting affected areas for "as long as ittakes" while not neglecting other needy areas
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Methodist Ministers join the Vicar of Dibley to back Make Poverty History
16 March 2018
A number of women Methodist Ministers will join other femaleclergy as the real-life Vicars of Dibley promote Make PovertyHistory. The group, lead by Dawn French, will march from TrafalgarSquare to Downing Street on Thursday 13 January. The e...
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Young women will suffer most from longer licensing hours, says Methodist Church
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church warns that women in their 20s and 30s willbe those put most at risk by 24-hour drinking. Average weeklyconsumption among women aged 16-24 rose from 7.3 units in 1992 to14.1 units in 2002 Ð equivalent to an additional lar...
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Statement on the release of terror suspects
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church welcomes the announcement on Wednesday ofthe intention to release of the twelve detainees held in Belmarshand Woodhill prisons under the anti terrorist legislation.Whilst welcoming the announcement the Methodist Church...
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Methodist Church calls for action to end Darfur violence
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church urges a commitment to action following thepublication of the report of the International Commission ofInquiry on Darfur to the UN. It is estimated that 70,000 peoplehave died in the conflict, which has forced 1.8 million...
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Methodist Church statement on Israel/Palestine peace moves
16 March 2018
The Methodist Church of Great Britain welcomes the news ofmovestowards peace announced in Israel/Palestine today. The Churchwillcontinue to offer support to all those in the region who arededicated topeace.
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MRDF Tsunami appeal passes £1 million
16 March 2018
The Methodist Relief and Development Fund's Tsunami appeal haspassed £1 million. The appeal was launched on 26 December 2004, andpeople's generosity has made it the biggest-ever response to a MRDFappeal. It is also the first time that a MRDF...
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